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Tuesday, February 4, 2014

5 Beauty Buys Under $10

I already shared my personal favorite beauty buys for under $25, now it's time to get really thrifty. No, I'm not suggesting you buy secondhand makeup, I'm telling you that for under $10 you can still go shopping and get an amazing beauty product!

e.l.f. makes lip, face and eye makeup. They also have brushes. You may apply your lipstick and eyeshadow with your finger, but you need a brush for blush. At $3.00 anyone can purchase this one. It's a soft brush that can be used to apply wet or dry blush (or bronzer!), because it's more absorbent. Plus, the synthetic hair is anti bacterial so no need to worry about breaking out.

I am a true believer that you can't own too many lip glosses. This is affordable enough to add a few more to your collection. Perfect for date night - it has a minty scent, and just enough shimmer to make your lips irresistible.

Speaking of not having enough money for a spa day, the same applies to getting a manicure. Don't fret, you can do your nails at home with an Essie polish. I am loving this color - Merino Cool.Perfectly Glossed Kisses,Sutton

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Our Story

We are Sutton and Astor Van Brigsby. We were born and raised on Park Avenue, a mere hop, skip and 30-second ride with our driver, Morton, from Fifth Avenue. Oh, yes, there was a time when our daily shopping trips were what chick-flick montages were made of – sales assistants scurried at our beck and call, we did lots of twirling in front of fitting room mirrors without spilling our glasses of champagne, and doormen helped Morton help us into the car with stacks of hatboxes – which had shopping bags of clothing and shoes inside of them, because we’re not really into hats. But our designer RTW-filled reality came crashing to a traumatizing end when our father went ballistic one day – WHY we do not know – and cut up our credit cards. Apparently, it bothered him that we had spent his secretary’s annual salary in one trip to Bergdorf. He completely cut us off, I mean stone cold. With the exception of health insurance, cell phone bills, cable and electricity, we are COMPLETELY on our own. Left to our own devices to stay as well dressed as before but on a salary that doesn’t even compare to our past allowance. So, I, Astor, took a job in fashion and Sutton took a job in beauty. It is all we know and love, after all, and we figured that way we would have our bases covered with discounts – what else is a girl to do? If you’re like us, trying to keep a closet stocked with the kind of stuff Bill Cunningham will notice you in on a less-than-desirable salary, join us, won’t you? We’ll support each other, we’ll have cry fests over things we can’t have – and we’ll come up with ways to make the number of those things less and less by hunting sample sales, scouring the internet for discounts and even DIYing up our own versions. We WILL get through this together.